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A Sydney couple has put the wheels of fundraising in motion on a lengthy round trip from Melbourne to Murwillumbah. Driving a luxury car that’s almost a century old, they’ve raised thousands of dollars for breast cancer.

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in Australia. But the number of people who die after a blood clot in the brain, could be greatly decreased if studies at the Hunter Medical Research Institute prove successful.

A 32-year-old father of two who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving occasioning death has escaped a gaol sentence. Scott Foster was behind the wheel of a van when it and a station wagon collided at a set of traffic lights at Gateshead last year, killing a teenage girl and seriously injuring two other people.

A traffic, rail and air exclusion zone was put in place near Dungog today, after the contents of a saw mill caught alight and threatened to explode. The fire was the second in six days at Boral Timber’s Maxwells Creek plant.

Police have appealed to anyone who may have witnessed a road-rage incident at Moonee north of Coffs Harbour, at around nine o’clock this morning. A motorist was bashed with an iron bar when he was pulled over by a man driving a dark blue Ford station wagon. The victim sustained numerous injuries including several broken bones and cuts. Anyone with information is urged to contact Coffs Harbour police.

Crash investigators have arrived at the scene of a light-plane crash which killed three people, east of Tamworth. Authorities today finally retrieved the bodies of those onboard, which included a seven-year-old boy. Their efforts hampered by poor weather and rugged terrain.

Breast cancer remains the biggest cause of cancer-related deaths in Australian women. In an effort to increase awareness of the disease and the McGrath Foundation, a Melbourne couple has undertaken a fund-raising drive with a difference.

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